ZIP Code 29486

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berkeley County, South Carolina.

Population: 48,964
Median household income: $87,386
Median home value: $329,300

Covering part of Berkeley County, South Carolina, ZIP Code 29486 has about 48,964 residents. Its median household income of $87,386 runs above the Berkeley County figure of $82,327.

From 2021 to 2023, ZIP Code 29486's population grew 22.0% from 40,118 to 48,964, while its median gross rent rose 23.9% from $1,301 to $1,612.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,964
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,386
Median home value: $329,300
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 19,452
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,11848,964

Median household income

$78,453$87,386

Median home value

$243,200$329,300

Median gross rent

$1,301$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2021	40,118	$78,453	$243,200	$1,301
2022	43,513	$83,975	$289,100	$1,460
2023	48,964	$87,386	$329,300	$1,612

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,115	6.4%
5 to 17	8,741	17.9%
18 to 24	4,411	9.0%
25 to 34	7,378	15.1%
35 to 44	6,819	13.9%
45 to 54	5,908	12.1%
55 to 64	5,937	12.1%
65 to 74	4,369	8.9%
75 and over	2,286	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,519	62.3%
Black or African American	9,400	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.2%
Asian	1,022	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	188	0.4%
Two or more races	2,990	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,763	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,295	10.1%
High school graduate	8,587	26.3%
Some college or associate's	10,520	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,334	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,961	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,864	83.4%
Carpooled	1,682	7.1%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	58	0.2%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	1,900	8.0%
Other means	301	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,219	14.7%
15 to 29 min	6,158	28.1%
30 to 44 min	7,209	32.9%
45 to 59 min	2,908	13.3%
60+ min	2,431	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 15.3% (7,451 of 48,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,727	75.0%
Nonfamily households	4,568	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2011

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,295	94.1%
Vacant	1,157	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,164	77.4%
Renter-occupied	4,131	22.6%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,037	72.2%
1-unit, attached	375	1.9%
2 to 4 units	121	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1,069	5.5%
20 or more units	1,461	7.5%
Mobile home & other	2,389	12.3%

ZIP Code 29486

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